Billy vs Kodi
Billy and Kodicompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Billy was ranked #39 and Kodi #432 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Billy was ranked #127 and Kodi #1025 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Billy was ranked #234 and Kodi #432 among boys in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Billy was ranked #256 and Kodi #339 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2015, Billy was ranked #5730 and Kodi #5730 among girls in England and Wales.
Billy and Kodi over time
Billy and Kodi appear together in 2 published lists, across 36 years of shared records. Billy held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Kodi in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Mirrored each other
Over 26 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Kodi rose about as far as Billy fell — from #71 and #2943 in 1999 to #127 and #1025 in 2024.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Billy #39 in 2025, Kodi #374 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys26 shared years, 1999–2024
Billy held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Kodi in 0.
Highest recorded here: Billy #71 in 1999, Kodi #709 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Billy #127, Kodi #1025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys10 shared years, 2008–2025
Billy held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Kodi in 0.
Highest recorded here: Billy #39 in 2025, Kodi #374 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Billy #39, Kodi #432.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Billy | Kodi |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #39 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #432 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Billy and Kodi both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Billy
Popularity journey
First recorded1970
First recorded at #305 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1970–2025
Highest recorded position: #39 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025 (recorded 1970–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #44 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Kodi
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #3795 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2010–2024
Highest recorded position: #248 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2010 (recorded 2010–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #432 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys